---
title: "#82: The History of React on a Timeline"
publication: "React Status"
issue: 82
published_at: "2018-04-06"
canonical_url: "https://react.statuscode.com/issues/82"
---

This week's React news       

#82 — April 6, 2018 

[Read on the Web](https://react.statuscode.com/issues/82)   

react status  

[A Diagram of Modern React Lifecycle Methods](https://twitter.com/dan_abramov/status/981712092611989509)  

[![A diagram of modern React lifecycle methods by Dan Abramov - used with kind permission\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1130,e_sharpen:25/okxbzesiz179oqpui0ji.jpg)](https://twitter.com/dan_abramov/status/981712092611989509)  

A helpful diagram from core team member Dan Abramov. A lot of people on Twitter have found it useful or even been surprised to learn a few things from it.   

▶[What's New in React 16.3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhWqy-vxKS8) — We covered the release of 16.3 [last week](https://react.statuscode.com/issues/81) but if you fancy a 15 minute roundup of what’s new, this is superb. 

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Instabug sponsor   

[Introducing the 'react-testing-library'](https://blog.kentcdodds.com/introducing-the-react-testing-library-e3a274307e65) — We linked to the project itself two issues ago, but Kent has now written up why you should give his new light-weight solution for testing React components a try. 

Kent C. Dodds   

[Re-inventing npmjs.com with React](http://blog.npmjs.org/post/172567815935/re-inventing-npmjscom) — A writeup of the work in moving the official npm repository site from a jQuery-based site to a React-based one. And if you haven’t seen it in action, [check out any npm repo page](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm) for the new features. 

The npm Blog   

[Making a Statically-Linked, Single-File Web App with React and Rust](https://anderspitman.net/2018/04/04/static-react-rust-webapp/) — We’re heading into ‘experimental, but neat’ territory here with creating a minimal React app that can be deployed as a statically-linked binary. 

Anders Pitman   

[How to Build a Chat App with React and Pusher Chatkit](https://github.com/bookercodes/build-a-chat-app-with-react-and-pusher-chatkit) — A pretty neat and extensive walkthrough, though it relies on [a third party in-beta service.](https://pusher.com/chatkit) 

Alex Booker   

▶[Building a Slack Clone with GraphQL and React](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN3n1USn4xlkdRlq3VZ1sT6SGW0-yajjL#slackclone) — An epic 73 video journey on YouTube if you have the time to spare. 

Ben Awad   

▶[Building a Realtime React App with GraphQL and AWS AppSync](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNkkPoq9D3k) — AWS AppSync is a managed GraphQL service. _1 hour 3 minutes._ 

Nader Dabit   

[The History of React.js on a Timeline](https://blog.risingstack.com/the-history-of-react-js-on-a-timeline/) — The most significant milestones of its creation and development. 

Andrea Papp   

[Strapping React.js on a WordPress Backend: WP REST API Example](https://snipcart.com/blog/reactjs-wordpress-rest-api-example) 

Snipcart sponsor  

💻 React Jobs  

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Snowball Digital   

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📱 React Native  

[Persisting Sessions with React Native](https://build.affinity.co/persisting-sessions-with-react-native-4c46af3bfd83) 

Shrey Gupta   

[react-native-stretchy: A React Native Scrollable Stretchy Header Component](https://github.com/hamidhadi/react-native-stretchy) 

Hamid Hadi  

🔧 Code and Tools  

[Awesome React Context: Curated Links and Resources on the New Context API](https://github.com/diegohaz/awesome-react-context) 

Diego Haz   

[React Kanban: A Trello-like App Built with React and Redux](https://github.com/yogaboll/react-kanban) — [Live demo here.](https://www.reactkanban.com/) It's pretty slick and a nice re-implementation of a Trello-like interface. 

Markus Englund   

[Improve React App Performance with Flexible Droplets](https://try.digitalocean.com/cloud-hosting/?_dkitrig=React) — Choose between 1-3vCPUs and 1-3GB RAM with 60 GB SSD for only $15/month. Monitoring and alerts included. 

DigitalOcean sponsor   

[23 React UI Component Libraries and Frameworks](https://hackernoon.com/23-best-react-ui-component-libraries-and-frameworks-250a81b2ac42) 

Jonathan Saring   

[react-smooth-dnd: React Wrapper Components for Smooth Drag and Drop](https://github.com/kutlugsahin/react-smooth-dnd) — There’s a [demo here](https://kutlugsahin.github.io/smooth-dnd-demo/). 

Kutlu Sahin         

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